Weekly Updates

I guess I am failing at regular updates so weekly updates it is :)

Saturday and Sunday Henry got turned out.

Monday he got a light lunge.

Tuesday he had a trainer ride and was awesome... woot!

Wednesday Henry got turned out and we also were on feeding duty for Grayson and all the other horses where he is at.

Thursday Henry got turned out, hubby helped flatten his stall mats and we added shavings to make his stall nice and cozy... also groomed him up and of course he rolled right away in his stall.

Someone take me out, I am done!

All tucked in pre roll.. i was able to keep his attention with treats lol

Friday Henry has a trainer ride. He was good but a little strong... two days off and no lunging will do that to him lol.

They worked on a bending line of three jumps- wall bending right to the rainbow bending right to the oxer... then the other way so bending left.

We are still on a water restriction soooooo the bath I am dying to give him will have to wait... hosing off will have to do.

Saturday (and Sunday) will be turn out days for Henry :)

Oh and in 5 days the little miss will be here!!! Send us prayers Friday! :)

Dem Knees!

Monday Henry got lunged... woo hoo exciting!

Tuesday Henry had a trainer ride. He was good ... They jumped him around and he was a good boy :)

In the evening after B took a nap we headed out to Grayson as a family. My friends parents bought a chunk of property so it's a bit of a drive out to him.

SO thankful for a hubby willing to pick out the nasty fox tails!

Wednesday we went on a family outing to an Aquarium. Henry got turned out :)

Thursday Henry had another trainer ride. He was definatly forward but jumped everything really well!

J and Henry doing a roll back

And now for a few pictures of Henry and J from 7-1-14 thanks to Kat and Andy :)

Blog Hop: Unpopular

What is 1 unpopular horsey opinion you have?

I want to strongly second what L said but will chose my another on top of that one :)

I am kind of the blanket police...I understand that these are my opinions and I might be a little nutty :)

- if you clip your horse it is your job to blanket them appropriately, you need to have the right layers for the differrent tempitures and change them when needed.

- if you start blanketing you need to follow through on a regular schedule... not just when you feel like it. Don't start blanketing a horse who has a full coat if you don't plan to follow through with it and manage the blanketing.

- DON'T leave a heavy blanket on when it's hot or not having one on when it's cold.

I am at the barn twice a day when it's that funky blanket season and have a (large) variety of layers to accommodate weather. I even have multiple of different layers in-case one is ripped and can't be used.

I feel like if we intervene in the natural warmth process, then it is our responsibility to keep them perfectly regulated.

Ok I am off my soap box now :)

Blog Hop: Interested Parties

Another great hop from Viva Carlos!!

What made you interested in your current horse that lead you to buying them in the first place?

After B was born I knew that I was going to need to get a new horse, Tucker my current horse wasn't going to live up to what I wanted to do jump wise and I wanted to show again and be able to jump higher.

I ended up finding him a great trail/pleasure home and then leased a horse in the barn for 2 months while I searched for something young and with potential.

My trainer said no to what felt like a MILLION horses... but that was ok b/c I told her to be picky.

Her approval was what made me buy him... he was not the perfect horse but he had potential, he was more then I "wanted" to spend (but very very green so obvi not a million dollars) and I thought he was pretty easy on the eyes.

 Started at this...

7-6-11

Then to this at our first show...

5-5-12

 

To something much more respectable...

May 2013

Our last show before I got too prego to ride in more shows...

Oct 2013

Into this hansom dude...

6-23-14

Proud to be an American!

 
Tuesday Henry had a trainer ride and being that I am on leave, I got to go watch! Woot! He was good and it's so nice to see him do his job and do it well!

Thanks Kat for catching this picture

Wednesday Henry had the day off with just turn out :)

Thursday Henry had another day of turn out..

Friday was another ride... got to watch again :)

One of the eventing trainers had a line of 5 fences set up that were all one strides. It was set really short and of course Henry was good through it :) Proud mom! They also did some other fences and I caught a picture of the oxer below.

I cleaned him up for them and put on his fly stuff before I put him away. Also cleaned my tack that they used and conditioned it.

3 weeks from today and this baby girl will be here!! Then time for me to heal so I can ride again :)

Worming Schedule

Thursday it was a bit cooler and Henry had a trainer ride. I wasn't able to make it out and they said he was a bit fresh but got a good ride :)

Friday he had a day off and got some good turn out.

Saturday Henry got some turn out and then I lunged him. It was hot and he was sweaty so I gave him a quick hosing.

Happy it's Saturday!

Sunday and Monday Henry just got some turn out.

Monday it was 98 deg at 10 am. 3.5 more weeks of being prego and that heat do not mix lol!

B and I went to the tack store though and got a few goodies :)

So ugly but so useful!

Also got some wormer :) I typically buy one of each kind and then rotate through them. I worm about ever 2 months so these will last me about a year..

How do you all handle worming?

Starting tomorrow, Henry is in half training so this week he is going to get ridden Tues and Fri. :)

Wordless Wednesday for Realzzzz

There is nothing like a clean horse!

So shinny but man did he stink

Monday after work we went up to the barn so I could lunge Henry. He has been turned out for a bit earlier in the day but I still wanted to work him. He was SO lazy.. normally he loves to run a scream in the lower big round arena/pen but nope... maybe he is grown up? It was in the 80's so not too hot.

I worked him in both directions... giving walk breaks... then some more work.

Cooled him out and then decided to give him a really fast "bath" .. he hasn't had a real bath is months. We are on water conservation so I just hosed him off and did a quick all in one body soap and called it good. Better then nothing right? At least I feel like he smells less. Still need to do a real bath, scrub his legs, wash his face, shampoo and deep condition his mane/tail and clean his man parts.

Then I conditioned his mane and tail, fly sprayed his body and loved on him before taking him back to his stall with a tiny bit of grain so that I could add his supplements and electrolytes.

Apparently I am a task master lol!!

Hubby so kindly picked out Henry's stall. They finally replaced the kick board that they took out months ago so his mats and shavings have actually been staying in his stall!! It felt like we were pulling the mats back in 2-3 times a week FOREVER and I am glad that that is over!

I finally took a pic of my helmet monogram :) I put it on weeks ago but kept forgetting.. not what to use the other two monongrams on... hmmm. And I think I need a crop one now!

Those of you who have done it to your breeches and gloves, how do you like them?

4 More Days of Work :)

New fly mask for Grayson

Thursday Henry had the day off and some turn out :)

Grayson left his fly mask on all night!

Friday he has a trainer ride and was a perfect gentleman.. They flatted him, did some lead changes and jumped around. He did it all without a fuss... yahoo Henry! He has come so far- PTL! He isn't an easy horse to ride but if you ride, it's not a fight... or maybe I am just used to riding 100% all the time when I ride him, my normal? lol

Henry and I next season? ;) Maybe!

Saturday and Sunday Henry had a few hours of turn out each day... and my baby shower was Sunday :)

Hopefully I can get out and lunge him a few times this week and he can get another trainer ride.

July and Aug he will be getting half training, 2 rides a week and then I will try to supplement with lunges and of course turn out :)  If I can find the money, I might add some extra rides in Aug so that he is all tuned up when I can get back in the saddle.

4 more days of work till maternity leave!

WW: Pictures of Monday and Tuesday

Monday

Monday

Monday

Tuesday

June A Horse Box